THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION IN WASHINGTON.—The institution was founded in 1846 with a bequest of $550,000 from James Smithson, an Englishman who had never visited America. The several buildings and museums contain 51 million catalogued items, ranging from the Atlas international ballistic missile to the Hope diamond. The Smithsonian Institution also controls the National Gallery of Art and the National Zoological Park. The numerous items stored away and not on show have led to the institution being referred to as the “nation’s attic.”
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31590, 30 January 1968, Page 3
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82THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION IN WASHINGTON.—The institution was founded in 1846 with a bequest of $550,000 from James Smithson, an Englishman who had never visited America. The several buildings and museums contain 51 million catalogued items, ranging from the Atlas international ballistic missile to the Hope diamond. The Smithsonian Institution also controls the National Gallery of Art and the National Zoological Park. The numerous items stored away and not on show have led to the institution being referred to as the “nation’s attic.” Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31590, 30 January 1968, Page 3
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